See other companies on Welcome to the Jungle
D2X
The pan-European digital derivatives exchange
- 21-100 employees
- Fintech
- B2B
- Cryptocurrency
- Banking
- Trading
- Blockchain
- Stadionbuurt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jump to section
Company mission
To bridge the gap between digital assets and traditional finance for institutions, by providing the safest regulated infrastructure to accelerate the development of the asset class.
Our take
D2X is hoping to become Europe’s first regulated derivatives exchange for the digital asset industry. This is no mean feat in a tightly regulated market. Binance dropped its EU version of this back in 2021 due to regulatory pressures, with around a dozen countries (including the US and the UK) warning of the need to get stricter authorisation to be permitted to operate.
To try and dodge Coinbase’s fate, D2X will be listing cash-settled derivatives denominated in Euros, which makes it less operationally risky and more regulation-compliant. Assisting D2X in this regard will also be their partnership with surveillance, risk & anti-money laundering technology provider, Scila.
We’ve reached a point where derivatives regularly account for the majority of trades in the crypto market. The problem is, they’re mostly traded on offshore and unregulated platforms like Binance, and tempting users off these platforms is no easy task. CME Group in the US, for example, is the only regulated marketplace to have gained any real traction - and its trading volume is dwarfed by Binance.
D2X proposes an ambitious and groundbreaking project, however, and it could truly revolutionise the European crypto trading scene, aided by recent funding that will facilitate expanding internationally and to new asset classes
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Monthly team outings
- Dynamic, international, innovative, and respectful work environment
- Competitive compensation
- Stock option plan
- Commuting allowance
- Gym membership & wellness incentives
- Free bike
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Learning experience in financial markets and digital assets
- Energetic, collaborative, and fun culture
Company values
- Reliable
- Transparent
- Innovative
- Driven
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2024
$10m
SERIES A
Jan 2022
$5.3m
SEED
Total funding: $15.7m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Don van der Krogt
(CTO)Previously co-founded crypto trading platform CryptooZ, before moving on to work as an Equity Derivatives Trader at All Options.
Laetitia Grimaud
(General Counsel)Worked as a Linklaters solicitor covering England and Wales, before moving on to serve as Senior Legal Counsel for capital markets and blockchain at Natixis.
Théodore Rozencwajg
(CEO)Worked in equity derivatives sales at Natixis, before moving on to work as a trader in the same field at All Options.